The Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree is typically lit on the Wednesday after Thanksgiving. The 2009 Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree lighting ceremony is going to be Wednesday, December 2, 2009.

Halloween Parade NYC

Saturday, October 31, 2009 Starting at 7 p.m.


Join Us !
All Those in Costume are Welcome to Join Hundreds of Puppets, 53 Bands of Different Types of Music, Dancers and Artists, and Thousands of other New Yorkers in Costumes of their Own Creation in the Nation’s Most Wildly Creative Public Participatory Event in the Greatest City in the World !
Line-Up !
For all those in costume is on 6th Avenue South of Spring Street and North of Canal between 6:30 and 8:30 p.m. Alert ! ONLY enter the line-up on 6th Ave. from the East and South between Canal and Spring !
Watch !

Live: On 6th Avenue from Spring Street to 21st Street from 7 - 10 p.m.

TV: NY 1 Television from 8 - 9:30 p.m.

Free stuff NYC

Case of the Mondays Stand Up Show
FreeNYC Event Flyer
Date: Monday, August 10th
Time: 7:30pm
Location: Manchester Pub (920 2nd Ave bet 48th & 49th St)
Cost: Free

"Case of the Mondays is a new bi-weekly stand-up show in Midtown. This recession-proof show (no cover, no drink minimum) features comics who have performed at Comic Strip Live, Gotham Comedy Club, New York Comedy Club, Laugh Lounge, etc. What better way to kick off the week then to watch live comedy while snacking on buffalo wings? And as you take advantage of the Monday night special of 20% off your bill, you can enjoy this week's lineup, which includes Jonathan Powley, Phoebe Robinson, Mark Normand, Harris Bloom, Ray Marshall, and Kyle Senor-Ocasio! Be sure to arrive early as seating is limited."
RiverFlicks for Grown-Ups - Sex and The City
FreeNYC Event Flyer
Date: Wednesday, August 12th
Time: Dusk (around 8:30pm)
Location: Pier 54 (14th St. and the Hudson River)



On top of getting to watch movies overlooking Hudson River on beautiful summer nights, the other thing I like about River Flicks is that every year they pick a central theme for their screenings. This year's they "know what you did last summer" and screen films released in 2008. Tonight Carrie comes to the big screen in the Sex and The City movie.

Pool Parties on the Waterfront: Del the Funky Homosapien
FreeNYC Event Flyer
Date: Sundays through August 30th
Time: gates at 2pm
Location: Kent St btw. N 8th and N 9th Sts on the East River, W'burg)
Cost: Free

With the McCarren Pool under renovations, the Williamsburg Pool Parties move to the waterfront this summer with seven weeks of free shows. In edition to the free music there will be "DODGEBALL, basketball, DJ’s, bands, burgers the works!" for you to enjoy. Afterparties at Public Assembly. This week features Del tha Funky Homosapien, Gravytrain!!!, DD/MM/YYYY, and Kenan Bell. Full line-up below. All ages

Close Encounters at Bryant Park
FreeNYC Event Flyer
Date: Monday, August 17th
Time: Films begin at Dusk (about 8ish)
Location: Bryant Park (40th and 42nd Sts & Fifth and Sixth Aves)
Cost: Free


Bring your picnic baskets and pull up some lawn for an evening under the stars with the HBO Bryant Park Summer Film Festival. Every Monday throughout the summer HBO dusts off some classic movies and plays them on a big screen in Bryant Park. Tonight is the film of the season at they will showing Close Encounters of the Third Kind. "Steven Spielberg’s scifi blockbuster stars Richard Dreyfuss as a regular guy whose strange obsessions and journey turn fantastically clear at Devil’s Tower. Co-stars Teri Garr as his frustrated wife, and Francois Truffaut, the legendary French director, as a scientist seeking communication with extraterrestrials."

RiverFlicks for Grown-Ups - Pineapple Express
FreeNYC Event Flyer
Date: Wednesday, August 19th
Time: Dusk (around 8:30pm)
Location: Pier 54 (14th St. and the Hudson River)
Cost: Free

On top of getting to watch movies overlooking Hudson River on beautiful summer nights, the other thing I like about River Flicks is that every year they pick a central theme for their screenings. This year's they "know what you did last summer" and screen films released in 2008. Tonight is the finale of this summer's series, and what better way to go out than with last year's stoner classic Pineapple Express.


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The Magnificent 7 at Bryant Park
FreeNYC Event Flyer
Date: Monday, August 10th
Time: Films begin at Dusk (about 8ish)
Location: Bryant Park (40th and 42nd Sts & Fifth and Sixth Aves)
Cost: Free

Bring your picnic baskets and pull up some lawn for an evening under the stars with the HBO Bryant Park Summer Film Festival. Every Monday throughout the summer HBO dusts off some classic movies and plays them on a big screen in Bryant Park. Tonight, get a look at The Magnificent Seven. "One of the most beloved Westerns of all time with one of the greatest scores of all time (by Elmer Bernstein). Seven mercenaries, including Yul Brynner, Steve McQueen, James Coburn, Robert Vaughn, and Charles Bronson are hired to protect a Mexican village under siege by large group of bandits led by Eli Wallach."

Free NYC "Really"

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Free Sunset Qi Gong Classes
6:30 p.m.–7:30 p.m.
Every Monday from June 1 through September 14, an experienced instructor will lead…
Location: Fort Tryon Park, Manhattan
Category: Athletic Events, Education
Cost: Free


HBO Bryant Park Summer Film Festival: The Defiant Ones
8:00 p.m.
The nation’s premier outdoor film festival brings classic films to the big screen for…
Location: Bryant Park, Manhattan
Category: Accessibility, The Arts, Cultural
Cost: Free

Bryant Park Chess Lessons
3:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.
Learn strategies, tactics, unexpected attacks, and unusual combinations in Bryant Park from…
Location: Bryant Park, Manhattan
Category: Accessibility, Cultural, Kids
Cost: Free

Piano in Bryant Park
12:00 p.m.–1:45 p.m.
Ragtime, jazz, and more from the city’s best pianists on the park’s custommade…
Location: Bryant Park, Manhattan
Category: The Arts, Cultural
Cost: Free

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Bryant Park Tai Chi
7:30 a.m.–8:30 a.m.
Tai Chi and Eternal Spring are instructed by members of the Tai Chi Chuan Center. Classes…
Location: Bryant Park, Manhattan
Category: Athletic Events, Cultural, Education
Cost: Free

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Rocket Park Mini Golf
10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
How do rockets blast off into space and come back home safely? Scientists and astronauts…
Location: Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Queens
Category: Education, Kids
Cost: $6 adults, $5 children.

Central Park Tours: From the Maine to the Mall
11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Join the Urban Park Rangers as they guide you through Central Park's most picturesque and…
Location: Central Park, Manhattan
Category: Nature, Tours
Cost: Free

FULL: Free Karate Clinic
3:00 p.m.–4:30 p.m.
Please note: This event is full and registration is closed. Children and adults ages 8…
Location: Forest Park, Queens
Category: Athletic Events, Kids
Cost: Free

Sunset Wednesday
6:00 p.m.–8:30 p.m.
Join us every Wednesday evening in June and July. Enjoy a free New York State wine tasting…
Location: Wave Hill, Bronx
Category: Cultural
Cost: Free with admission to the grounds

Dancing Under the Stars
7:00 p.m.–8:30 p.m.
Bring your dancing shoes and join us for this very popular free summer series! Instructors…
Location: Little Bay Park, Queens
Category: Cultural, Education
Cost: Free

Stars of Tomorrow - Hudson River Park

Date: 06/02/09 through 08/18/09
Hours: 6:30 – 8:00 PM
Ages: any
Price: Free
Address: Pier 45 - Christopher St. at the Hudson River - 212-889-0808
Description: Enjoy music from Bach to Bebop as students from both the New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music and Mannes College The New School for Music perform.

Tuesdays, June 2nd – August 18th

Macy's 4th of JULY on the Hudson

The Biggest Fireworks Display in America Returns to the Hudson River!!
The skies above New York City will explode with some of the most amazing fireworks ever viewed this Independence Day. Once again Macy's, with the world's largest store in Herald Square, NYC, will host the 30-minute fireworks extravaganza that has the entire City of New York "oohing" and "aahing."

Macy’s 4th of July Fireworks in NYC is the largest display of pyrotechnic creativity and firepower in the nation. The show takes over a year to create from the musical score to the perfectly timed explosions of color that fire into the night sky. This awesome display will fire over 120,000 fireworks from all over the world!

The Macy’s fireworks display will feature the show's new soundtrack "American River" featuring The New York Pops as well as the national premiere of the American River Suite with music by Tony award-winning composer Stephen Flaherty and libretto by Macy's own William Schermerhorn with The New York Pops.

Macy’s fireworks barges will be positioned in the Hudson River between 23rd and 50th Street in Manhattan.

For the BEST VIEWS, head to 12th Ave. below 59th Street along 11th Avenue. Please note there is very limited viewing north of 59th Street on the west side.

Fireworks Skinny - You can essentially view the Fireworks from any area with an unobstructed view of the sky above the Hudson River off Manhattan.

Do not go to the East River this year! The location has moved to the Hudson River so last year's viewing areas don't work this year! DO NOT GO TO:

East River
Battery Park
Battery Park City
All Hudson River Piers (except limited access to Pier 54 and 84)
Hudson River Promenade between W. Houston and 59th Street
Hudson River Bike Path between W. Houston and 59th Street


Millions of spectators will marvel as the sky over Manhattan rumbles and explodes with fireworks and the air is filled with a patriotic music score that has kept us swinging, tapping and jumping through our history. If you can't be there in person, you can still catch all the action on Macy’s 4th of July Fireworks entertainment special broadcast live from the Intrepid prime time special on NBC beginning at 9:00pm EST. Fireworks start about 9:15 – 9:25.

RIVER TO RIVER

Brian Stokes Mitchell
The Brian Stokes Mitchell concert on Wednesday, June 3 at 7:00 pm is currently scheduled to go ahead as planned in Rockefeller Park. However, there is still a likelihood that it will be moved indoors; please check back here after 3 pm for a final decision. Thank you.



Brian Stokes Mitchell is the premier male star of the Broadway stage over the last two decades. Also a star of TV and film, his Broadway credits include Mail (1988), an all-black revival of George Gershwin's Oh, Kay! (1990), Jelly's Last Jam (1992), the 1999 revival of Cole Porter's Kiss Me, Kate, King Hadley II (2001) and Man of La Mancha (2002). He is a four-time Tony Award winner - three for Best Leading Actor in a musical (Ragtime, Kiss Me Kate, and Man of La Mancha) and one for Best Leading Actor in a Play (king Hedley II). In 2007, Brian Stokes Mitchell made his acclaimed Carnegie Hall debut.



website: www.batteryparkcity.org
phone: 877.R2R.R2R9





Co-presented by arts>World Financial Center and Women's Project THEATER
WOMEN’S PROJECT
Global Cooling: The Women Chill
Performances

Wednesday–Friday, June 3–5, 2009
1:00 & 7:00 pm

Saturday, June 6, 2009
1:00, 4:00 & 7:00 pm
WFC Winter Garden


Global warming–do you find it chilling? Let the artists of the Women’s Project Lab lead you on a journey through the World Financial Center. Global Cooling: The Women Chill explores environmental awareness through six short theater pieces that use spoken word, song, dance, yoga and repurposed garbage.
In Green We Trust!

Pathmark Latin Dance Spectacular
Hosted by comedian Rich Ramirez. Top ensembles from the Metro area, perform nonstop Mambo, Tango, Merengue, Salsa, and Flamenco routines.location: The Seaport map
dates: June 07, 2009 - 12:00pm
June 07, 2009 - 5:00pm

POETRY WALK ACROSS THE BROOKLYN BRIDGE
Hettie Jones, Galway Kinnell, Thomas Lux, Natasha Trethewey and Kevin Young lead a pilgrimage across the Brooklyn Bridge with poetry readings on route, followed by dinner.location: Begins at 1 Centre Street, base of the Brooklyn Bridge
dates: June 08, 2009 - 6:30pm add to your Google calendar embed Widget

price: $250
website: www.poetshouse.org
phone: 212.431.7920


"Women of Wall Street" Exhibit
The Museum of American Finance's groundbreaking new exhibit showcasing several notable women in the world of finance and Wall Street, both historically and in modern times.location: Museum of American Finance 48 Wall Street
dates:

price: $8
website: www.moaf.org
phone: 212-908-4110


DR.C (or How I Learned to Act in Eight Steps)
Juxtaposing The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari against new text created from eight of history’s leading acting theorists, Dr.C asks why in this digital, disposable age—doeslocation: 3LD Art & Technology Center, 80 Greenwich St. @ Rector St.
dates: June 02, 2009 - 8:00pm June 03, 2009 - 8:00pm
June 04, 2009 - 8:00pm
June 05, 2009 - 8:00pm
June 06, 2009 - 8:00pm
June 07, 2009 - 8:00pm
June 08, 2009 - 8:00pm
June 09, 2009 - 8:00pm
June 10, 2009 - 8:00pm
June 11, 2009 - 8:00pm
June 12, 2009 - 8:00pm
June 13, 2009 - 8:00pm
June 14, 2009 - 8:00pm

price: $18
website: www.3ldnyc.org
phone: 212.352.3101


POETIC CITY: A CELEBRATION OF POETS HOUSE
The music of Meredith Monk performed by Don Byron, Vijay Iyer and Joy Askew, and poetry readings by Jane Hirshfield, Ed Sanders, Brenda Shaughnessy and Major Jackson in Rockefeller Park, just steps away from the future home of Poets House. Literary tours at 6:00pm.

website: www.batteryparkcity.org
phone: 877.R2R.R2R9
see full event page

June 10 7:00pm Rockefeller Park

Cool Music for Warm Summer Days sponsored by Rudin Management Company, Inc.
World renowned jazz vibrist Warren Chiasson and His Quartet performing his own compositions as well as some of the jazz greats. location: 24 State Street (aka 1 Battery Park Plaza)
dates: June 11, 2009 - 12:30pm

phone: 212 407-2429

June 9th Museum festival

During this annual festival, 5th Avenue is closed to traffic and becomes home to a block party, complete with musical and artistic entertainment for children and adults. In addition to the nine museums offering free admission, there are interactive activities, musical entertainment, and artist demonstrations along Fifth Avenue. Face painting and chalk drawing along Fifth Avenue are especially fun activities for children.Which Museums Participate in the Museum Mile Festival?: All participating museums are located along Fifth Avenue.•

El Museo del Barrio - 105th Street
•Museum of the City of New York - 103rd Street
•The Jewish Museum - 92nd Street
•Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum, Smithsonian Institution - 91st Street
•National Academy Museum and School of Fine Arts - 90th Street
•Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum - 89th Street
•Neue Galerie New York - 86th Street
•Goethe-Institut New York/German Cultural Center - 83rd Street
•The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Shakespeare in the Parks 09'

Shakespeare in the Boroughs
Shakespeare in the Boroughs serves residents of Brooklyn, Queens, Manhattan, Staten Island and the Bronx by providing a limited number of FREE tickets to Shakespeare in the Park on selected days.

Ticket vouchers to Shakespeare in the Park are free and distributed on a first-come first-served basis beginning at 1pm on the day of the performance. Each voucher is good for one ticket, and there is a maximum of two vouchers per person. Distribution continues until all tickets are given out, or 3pm, whichever is first. Vouchers must then be redeemed for tickets at the Delacorte Theater Box Office between 4 and 7:30p.m. Please see below for date and location information.

PLEASE NOTE: All ticket rules and policies for our line at the Delacorte Theater apply to Borough ticket distribution. For more information, please click here.

IN CENTRAL PARK FREE tickets to Shakespeare in the Park are distributed on the day of the performance beginning at 1PM at The Delacorte Theater in Central Park. The closest entrances to the Delacorte are at 81st Street and Central Park West or 79th Street and Fifth Avenue. There is a limit of 2 tickets per person. Please check backsoon for more information!

ONLINE While the majority of free tickets for Shakespeare in the Park are distributed via the free line at the Delacorte Theater, a limited number of tickets will be available the day of each performance online beginning June 10 through our general and Senior virtual lines. People are chosen at random, not in the order requests are received. Check back soon for more information!

June 10
Manhattan Él Museo del Barrio

1230 Fifth Ave. (at 104th st.)

June 11
Staten Island
Snug Harbor

1000 Richmond Terrace

June 12
Brooklyn 651 Arts

651 Fulton St.

June 13
Queens Flushing Town Hall

137-35 Northern Blvd.

June 26
The Bronx
The Point

940 Garrison Ave.

August 11
Staten Island
Snug Harbor

1000 Richmond Terrace

August 12
Manhattan
Harlem Stage/The Gatehouse

150 Convent Ave. (at 135th St.)

August 13
Queens
Queens Center Mall

Queens and Woodhaven Blvds. on the L.I.E.

August 14
Brooklyn Brooklyn Children's Museum

145 Brooklyn Ave.

August 15
The Bronx Lehman Stages

250 Bedford Park Blvd. West

Near The Hotel Reserve

African Burial Ground Project
290 Broadway (corner of Duane St.)
212-637-2019

Castle Clinton National Monument
Battery Park
(212) 344-7220
www.nps.gov/cacl/index.htm

"Charging Bull" at Bowling Green
Broadway at Bowling Green



Ellis Island
(212) 363-3200
www.ellisisland.org

Federal Hall National Memorial
26 Wall Street
(212) 825-6888
www.nps.gov/feha

Federal Reserve Bank of New York
33 Liberty Street
(212) 720-6130
www.ny.frb.org/
Fraunces Tavern Museum
54 Pearl Street
(212) 425-1778
www.frauncestavernmuseum.org



Irish Hunger Memorial
Battery Park City
Vesey Street at North End Avenue

Museum of American Finance
48 Wall Street
(212) 908-4110
www.financialhistory.org

Museum of Jewish Heritage -
A Living Memorial to the Holocaust
36 Battery Place
(646) 437-4200
www.mjhnyc.org

New York City Police Museum
100 Old Slip
(212) 480-3100
www.nycpolicemuseum.org

Free Wall Street Walking Tour

Don't miss this FREE 90-minute guided walking tour, weaving together history, events, architecture and people of Downtown – the birthplace of New York, the financial capital of the world, and the hottest new neighborhood in the city.
Stops include the U.S. Custom House, Trinity Church, Wall Street, the New York Stock Exchange and other architectural and cultural sites.

Date: Every Thursday and Saturday, rain or shine*
Time: Noon
Place: Meet at the front steps of the US Custom House, One Bowling Green
Cost: Free
Reservations are not required for individuals, but are required for groups. Please call for details (212) 606-4064.

*No tour on Thanksgiving Day or on Christmas Day and News Year's Day when they occur on a Thursday or Saturday.

Free Wireless Internet Around Downtown

Free Wireless Internet Around Downtown
You can enjoy free wireless Internet access in several public spaces throughout Lower Manhattan. So step out and log on: surf the Web, check your e-mail, and send instant messages while relaxing in the park.



Locations
NEW: Plaza at 7 World Trade Center
The Alliance for Downtown New York is pleased to announce that wi-fi is now available at the plaza in front of 7 World Trade Center at Vesey and Greenwich Streets.

Bowling Green
Bowling Green is located at the intersection of Broadway, State Street, Whitehall, and Beaver Streets. It is in front of the US Custom House, just north of Battery Park. Wireless service is available anywhere in this plaza.

British Memorial Garden
British Memorial Garden is the park at Pearl and Hanover, located about a block south of Wall Street. Wifi is available anywhere in the park.

City Hall Park
City Hall Park sits just south of City Hall with the fountain at its center. Wireless service is available in this park.

South Street Seaport
Wireless service is available in the seating area of the food court, located on the third floor of the Festival Marketplace at Pier 17.

Stone Street
Stone Street is located between Hanover Square and Coenties Slip. Wireless service is strongest in the outdoor restaurant seating area.

Vietnam Veteran's Memorial Plaza
Vietnam Veteran's Memorial Plaza is located at Coenties Slip between Water and South Streets. Enter the plaza at Coenties Slip and Water Street. Service is available anywhere in this plaza, but strongest in the vicinity of the fountain.

Winter Garden
The Winter Garden is located in the World Financial Center, between buildings 2 and 3. Wireless service is available anywhere in the two-story, indoor plaza.

60 Wall Street Atrium
Service is now available anywhere in the spacious indoor public plaza located at 60 Wall Street.


How to log on to the Lower Manhattan Wireless Network

First, you must be in one of the 8 active hotspot locations: City Hall Park, Bowling Green Park, the World Financial Center Winter Garden, the Vietnam Veterans Memorial at 55 Water Street, Wall Street Park, 60 Wall Street Atrium, Stone Street, or the South Street Seaport (Pier 17 Food Court and Back Deck).




Hardware Requirement
A laptop computer or personal digital assistant (PDA) with a WiFi/802.11b wireless network adapter (the adapter is standard in most high-end laptops and available seperately in most computer stores for approximately $50).



Software Requirement
Any Web browser (such as Microsoft Internet Explorer or Netscape).



Connecting to the Network
1. Launch your Web browser. The Lower Manhattan Wireless Portal will appear.
2. Click on the "Log On to the Internet" button.
3. Read the Terms of Service and click "I Agree" if you choose to continue to the Internet.


Once you are connected, all Internet services including e-mail, instant messaging and Web browsing are now available for you to use. A popup window will appear. Do not close this window. You can click on this window to return to the wireless network home page, where you can access information about the surrounding neighborhood.
Troubleshooting
A few users may need to adjust their software settings to access the Lower Manhattan Wireless Network. If you have difficulty connecting, try the following steps:

■Make sure that your Web browser is not set to use a proxy server. For Internet Explorer, this setting can be found in the Windows Control Panel > Internet Options > Connections > LAN Settings.

■Set your wireless network adapter's Network Name (or ESSID) to "FREE_Downtown_Alliance." This can be found by selecting the wireless network adapter either in the system tray or through the start menu and then adjusting the "settings".

■Configure your TCP/IP settings to obtain an internet address automatically using DHCP.

If you need further assistance, please contact our service provider via email at supportadny@axispoint.com.